[MDOsprey] Rock Creek today, 10/11
GAIL@UMDD.UMD.EDU
Tue, 12 Oct 99 12:05:24 EDT
The cold front brought a good flight of migrants to Rock Creek Park, DC, in
the vicinity of the Nature Center and west ridge (picnic areas 17/18). The
highlight for us was a wonderfully cooperative ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER feeding
at eye level in shrubs in the Maintenance Yard. Looked like a fall adult,
having quite olive back, strong yellow wash on sides and undertail coverts,
with gray face and nape,underparts yellowish with faint grey/olive streaks.
All in all, 11 species of warblers were seen (not all by us): most numerous
was Yellow-rumped (35-40), others included Black-throated Blue (3), Black-
throated Green (4), Blackpoll (6), Yellowthroat (2), Magnolia (1), Chestnut-
sided (1), Cape May (1), Nashville (1), Palm (2). Other migrants: PHILADELPHIA
VIREO (1, at ridge), Blue-headed Vireo (5), Scarlet Tanager (3), Rose-breasted
Grosbeak (1), Eastern Phoebe (5), Ruby-crowned Kinglet (~20), Golden-crowned
Kinglet (5), RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH (6 at least), House Wren (2), Yellow-bellied
Sapsucker (2), Gray Catbird (2 only!), Brown Thrasher (1), HERMIT THRUSH (6),
Cedar Waxwing (15), White-throated Sparrow (20), Chipping Sparrow (8), Field
Sparrow (4), Swamp Sparrow (2).
Heard were Pine Siskin and Winter Wren (unfortunately, not by us!)
Cheers,
Gail Mackiernan and Barry Cooper